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Average valueActive$100,000 TWO FOR THE MONEY · $2 · Massachusetts Lottery
$100,000 TWO FOR THE MONEY: Average value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.44 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#11 of 19 · $2 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#11 of 19 · $2 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM
$100,000 TWO FOR THE MONEY is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 73.0%. 3 of the original 6 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 49% of the 11.1M printed tickets have been sold.
72.0%
expected return
1 in 6.01
odds of any win
3 of 6
$100K top prizes left
49%
claimed · 5.4M of 11.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 948,726 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
83 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 8,179 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.44 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $4 – $500
$1.35 · 67.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.09 · 4.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$4 – $500 wins
948,485 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
49% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
11.1M
tickets printed
5.4M
tickets claimed · 49%
5.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
51%
50% of top prizes remain with 51% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Massachusetts Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $2 MA peers
#11 of 19
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM.
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